Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-31
TR UsTEEs OF THE POOR.
Fhe levy Court's Annual Visit COr-
pOratiOns Stable iOr the support of
IOJItred NO1-restdsnt Employees.

IOJured NO1-residsnt Employees.
From Every Evening OF yesterday.
The Trustees of the Poor held their an
nual meeting at the almshouse this morn
Ing. The levy court was also In attendance
upon the session for short time, while the
trustees made known their financial needs
for the ensuing year.
Trustee Spruance of the Kent county
board, was In attendance upon the meeting
and made an inspection OF the buildings.
He afterward expressed himself In highly
commeDdatory way at the manner this
county cares for her poor, and thought con-
sidering the amount OF charity bestowed
the institution was economically managed
by the trustees.
Superintendent Guthrie presented his
monthly report which gave the number Of
inmates In the institution as Sls; In the IN
sane department, 104; In the almshouse
2i5. There were four deaths reported during
March.
The question arose as to liability OF cor
porRtions for the maintenance of It's en-
ployes, injured while engaged in work for
came. The law on the matter which was
decided In the future to enforce was quoted
as follows: "If a person, not having q
legal settlement In the county, be brought
In BY or retained therein In the service, or
within 80 days thereafter, become charge
able to the Trustees Of the Poor, they shall
have legal claim on such corporation for all
such expenses, and may recover the same
as in other debts of like amount"
Mr.. Jameson brought to the boards
attention the fact that James Booth, who
was acquitted Of the murder of a man
named smith some years ago In New Castle,
on the ground OF insanity, and directed by
the court to be confined In plcae Of safety,
ia now In the county jail, and, as he is vio-
lently insane, the officials OF that institution
desire and request his removal to the Dia-
mond State Insane Asylum. It was the
opinion OF the board that the matter was
entirely within the Jurisdiction OF the levy
court.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Williams, was passed;
Rgsoiped, That the levy court be requested
TO provide the Trustees OF the Poor the sum
OF $40, 900 for the maintenance OF poor and
insane for the year beginning april 2sth,
1897.
The terms OF the resolution were made
known To the members OF the levy court
and they expressed a willingness to grant
the request. Mr.. Lackey offered a resolu-
tion providing that from April 9th next no
Trustee OF the Poor shall expend.or grant
for outdoor relief, or quarterly allowances,
or funeral expenses for persons In the hum
dred a sum not exceeding 300 for any
quarter. The aggregate allowance fol the
last quarter, Including this city, was
trilie over $4,000. lnasmuch as II was
shown by the running argument that the
amount set forth In the resolution wonld be
entirely Inadequate to meet the needs, the
resolution was voted down by an aye and
nay call Messrs. Lackey and Mooney alone
voting for its passage.
The superintendent was directed TO adj
yertise for proposals for the coming quarter
commencing April 27th next.
The meeting adjourned at 10 o'clock.